Rubio is visiting the Middle East after President Donald Trump infuriated the Arab world with a proposal for the Palestinian residents of the war-torn strip to be resettled in other Arab nations and for the U.S. to lead reconstruction of the enclave.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Saudi Arabia on Monday to discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the fate of the Gaza Strip if the war is ended. The new top U.S. diplomat met with both Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon and the Red Sea, the site of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia earlier in the day from Israel where he began his first visit to the region as the top U.S. diplomat

with Mr Rubio underscoring “the importance of an arrangement for Gaza that contributes to regional security”, according to Ms Tammy Bruce, a State Department spokeswoman. The three US envoys were also scheduled to meet Russian officials in Riyadh on ...

Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations have strongly opposed the US plan for Gaza, and State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce made no mention of the proposal in the statement. Rubio also met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan but neither ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia − Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed plans for Gaza during a meeting on Monday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.